Effects of Prenatal and Postnatal Exposure to Air Pollution and Diet on Lung Health in Children
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 7334
Special Issue Editors
Interests: lung growth; COPD; air pollution; occupation, cardio-respiratory diseases; biomass
Interests: mechanisms of asthma; COPD and chronic cough; lung physiology; respiratory tract infection; clinical trials
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
There has been an increase in the burden of non-communicable disease-related co-morbidities among adults, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Few studies, all from high income countries, have reported that adults with lower lung function during childhood have increased risk of obstructive airway disease and mortality. However, there are limited data on early life risk factors and lung health in children from LMICs. Children, particularly from LMICs, are exposed to higher concentrations of air pollution and a large proportion of them are malnourished. Children’s lungs grow until early adulthood, and as children are very active and breathe in more air while the lung is growing, they are therefore more vulnerable to air pollution.
Several studies have reported that maternal diet and exposure to air pollution affect the health of children when they are still in the womb. Continuous exposure to air pollution and poor diet are associated with poorer lung health in children with increased risk of lower respiratory infection, wheeze, and asthma. Few studies have reported that air pollution is associated with lower lung function in newborn and infants. No studies have studied the combined effect of air pollution and poor diet on lung health in children from LMICs. In LMICs, children are exposed to both household and ambient air pollution and, at the same time, many have inadequate diets. Many children from LMICs are small for their gestational age.
In this Special Issue, we invite you to share your work on the effect of prenatal or postnatal exposure to air pollution and diet on lung health in children. We would also be very interested on studies reporting on prenatal and postnatal risk factors to underweight children and see if they are at a higher risk of poor lung health. Any intervention studies on improvements regarding air pollution and better diet as well as their relationship with improvements in lung health are of particular interest.
Dr. Om Kurmi
Dr. Imran Satia
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Air pollution
- Household
- Ambient air pollution
- Lung growth
- Lung function
- Asthma
- Wheeze
- Lower respiratory tract infection
- Intervention
- Dietary patterns
- Protein
- Fruit and vegetables
- Small for gestational age
